CHINA THREAT THEORY: A CULTURAL INSTITUTIONAL PERSPECTIVE ON THE MASS MEDIA COVERAGE OF THE 19TH CONGRESS

This study examines skepticism of the Western societies towards China’sgrowth which manifests itself on the Western mass media coverage of the ChineseCommunist Party’s 19th congress based on cultural-institutional approach. Cultural-institutional perspective of ChinaThreat theory which is offering m...

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Main Authors: Mert Çetin, Hakan Cavlak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Mehmet Akif Ersoy University 2019-04-01
Series:Mehmet Akif Ersoy Üniversitesi İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi Dergisi
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Online Access:https://dergipark.org.tr/en/download/article-file/704278
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Summary:This study examines skepticism of the Western societies towards China’sgrowth which manifests itself on the Western mass media coverage of the ChineseCommunist Party’s 19th congress based on cultural-institutional approach. Cultural-institutional perspective of ChinaThreat theory which is offering more appropriate arguments emphasizes China’snon-democratic, authoritarian political system. It also examines the insecurityof China towards the Western hemisphere due to its historical experiences. Itargues that China does not leave the peaceful development policy after the 19thcongress which has dominated China’s foreign policy since 2003. Chinese policytowards North Korean Crisis has been chosen as the case for supporting thearguments of the study.
ISSN:2149-1658